The Jihadi Threat to International Order
All terrorist groups challenge state sovereignty and the international order. However, this challenge is usually of limited scope, with...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
The Jihadi Threat to International Order
A nation must think before it acts.
Categories for Outside Publications
How to Fight an Elusive Enemy
As the United States is finding out with some regularity, it is not easy to defeat an enemy that...
A Bizarre Twist in Libya’s Militia Drama
The escalation of the conflict in Yemen, the debatable fate of negotiations to define and set limits upon Iran’s...
Remembering victory in Europe — V-E Day, May, 1945
“The Mission of this Allied Force was fulfilled at 0241, local time, May 7th, 1945, Eisenhower.” With that simple...
China’s Growing Presence in Georgia
There is perhaps no less comfortable place for a struggling democracy than the blurry space between the hardening frontiers...
Baltimore and the American Dream: A View From North Africa
As a Moroccan national who visits the U.S. often, I have grown attached to the American people, their country,...
Are Tyrants Only Local Thugs?
If we see that tyrants lack hope, making them myopic in their historical outlook, we might also argue that their...
The Age of Communism Lives
It was twenty-five years ago, but it feels like yesterday. When seeing the images of the fall of the...
Dusting Off Old Roses in Tbilisi
Georgian politics is nothing if not interesting. On March 21, protesters crowded Tbilisi’s Freedom Square demanding the ruling Georgian...
If You Really Want to Bomb Iran, Take the Deal
Iran hawks are already out in force denouncing the announced nuclear deal between the United States and Iran. They...